iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Sold by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 10.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 104,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 12,015 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $6,690,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EWJ. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.5% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 4,291,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $258,738,000 after acquiring an additional 872,492 shares in the last quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $48,792,000. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 660.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 851,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,360,000 after acquiring an additional 739,836 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 117.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,279,340 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $77,103,000 after buying an additional 691,096 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.2% during the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,428,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $146,426,000 after buying an additional 683,417 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $66.28 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.20. The company has a market capitalization of $16.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $57.20 and a 1 year high of $72.07.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Profile

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (the fund), formerly Ishares Msci Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index (the Index).